我不得好死 我
“and die a horrible death. I...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我李德才若是再负春花 再有异心 我 我天打雷劈
“If I, Li Decai, let Chunhua down again, or show any disloyalty, may I be struck by lightning”
我 不得好死 我
“and die a horrible death. I...”
“Uncle Jingdong. Where is that bastard?”
“Look how far I am willing to go—please believe me and don't abandon me!”
In Chinese folklore and vernacular culture, taking heavy oaths invoking retribution from heaven or tragic death is a dramatic rhetorical device used to overcome deep distrust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to die a horrible death; to come to a bad end
A traditional severe self-curse invoked in solemn oaths to demonstrate total earnestness under suspicion.